St. Vincent Island Sambar Hunting – Part 2 with Chad Rischar Hopefully Part 1 of the St. Vincent Island Sambar deer hunting blog developed the rhythm section, so now it’s time to dedicate the next post to lead guitar and vocals. Please take a big step back with me and appreciate the time frame of the hunt. Gear options were as limited as our budget and we enlisted the camp gear we collectively owned. At Read more…
This week, we’re talking with Adirondack guide Jamie Frasier who just returned home from a Kodiak Island, AK spring bear hunting trip. Jamie was a packer and camp chef on this trip for his long time friend and highly respected Alaskan guide George Wescott of Wasilla, AK and Pottersville, NY. This is a great story. We talk about getting to and from Kodiak, bear country safety precautions, glassing up bears, close encounters of the Ursa-kind, Read more…
St. Vincent Island Sambar Hunt Part 1 – with Chad Rischar I’m not certain why this limited opportunity Sambar deer hunt in the Florida panhandle seems to generate controversy every time I discuss it, but it simply fascinates me each time the topic arises. My resounding sentiment is that the hunt is operated each year and the draw is limited. Folks often keep the quote hunt opportunity not just close to their vest, but inside Read more…
East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 7: Montana Elk Hunting & The Best Meat Packing Story We’ve Ever Heard with Alex Underwood This week, our good friend Alec Underwood from the Montana Wildlife Federation joins us to talk about his DIY archery elk hunting adventures in western Montana. You have to listen to his incredible meat pack out story here – its epic. Alec also talks about growing up in the New York Adirondacks and Read more…
East to West Hunting Podcast Ep. 006 – Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum – This week on the East to West Hunting Podcast, we’re at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in Livingston Manor NY talking with Kelly Buchta who is the President of the CFFCM Board of Directors and Rob Parkins – Public Waters Coordinator with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA). Kelly & Rob discuss the rich history of the CFFCM, the Read more…
East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 5 – Sunday Hunting in Pennsylvania. This week, we’re talking about Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania with PA BHA leaders Nate Fronk, Nick Long and Don Rank. PA has some of the strictest Sunday hunting laws in the nation and only a handful of states still prohibit Sunday hunting. These guys and their friends are working diligently to put PA game management & hunting season decisions in the right place Read more…
Welcome to the East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 004 – recorded this weekend at the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) Rendezvous in Boise ID on April 12-14. Chad Rischar and Tom “Moose Soup” Hammond sit down with us to talk about: The 1832 Rendezvous at Pierre’s Hole Idaho, Backcountry in the ‘Burbs, Chad’s growing social media presence, Moose Soup,Tom’s late night imprecision of telling time, the Camp Chef Cookoff, BHA’s online auction, baby llamas, Read more…
East to West Hunting Podcast Ep. 003 – Snowshoe Hare Hunting with Adirondack Guide Jamie Frasier. This week, Jamie talks about a traditional Adirondack small game hunting experience – snowshoe hare hunting with beagles. Topics include what traits make a good beagle, favorable snow and weather conditions, backcountry brook trout fishing, and his upcoming Alaska bear guiding trip. Check it out!
Hunters and anglers were the original conservationists and environmentalists. Their voice, passion and science-based leadership helped create and maintain the great North American Conservation model and the 640 million acres of public lands that all Americans enjoy and benefit from today. Hunters and anglers are finding their voice again and providing the critical leadership needed to pass on our great outdoor legacy on to future generations. In a time when this voice is needed more Read more…
Welcome to the East to West Hunt Podcast Ep. 002 – This week we’re with Dr. Chris Jenkins as he shares some valuable information about turkey hunting across the Southeast, backcountry Merriams turkey hunting in New Mexico, being comfortable in the backcountry on solo trips, whether to drive or fly out west, his important habitat conservation work with the Orianne Society and his upcoming Adirondack bigwoods deer hunt this fall. Thanks for listenting!